Senior I&C Engineer II

New England Controls Inc; Foxborough (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

Flexible Spending or Health Savings

Unlimited Vacation Time

10 Paid Holidays

12 Paid Weeks Birthing Parent Leave

Pet Insurance

401(k) with ESOP

Job summary

New England Controls Inc. (NECI) seeks a Senior I&C Engineer II to own the largest and most complex I&C scopes, reporting to the Manager, I&C Engineering.

You will lead control system hardware design and field execution scopes, directing the technical work of other engineers on projects while ensuring design quality and customer confidence. This role emphasizes technical leadership over task execution, with responsibility for engineering basis, proposals, BOMs, and turnover.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 8+ years of I&C, controls, electrical, automation, or process instrumentation engineering experience.
• 2 to 4+ years in a senior, lead, or technical owner capacity.
• SME level knowledge in controls theory and advanced working knowledge of control system hardware, UL 508A panel design, instrumentation, and industrial networks.
• Proven ability to lead large, complex engineering scopes from early definition through turnover.
• Strong written and verbal communication with customers, vendors, and internal teams.
• Ability to travel 30 to 50%, primarily within New England.

Responsibilities

• Serve as an internal and external technical authority for core I&C technology areas.
• Lead the most complex control system hardware, panel, instrumentation, and industrial network scopes.
• Define engineering standards, design approaches, calculation methods, and review expectations for the broader I&C Engineering group.
• Escalate and resolve difficult design issues, field problems, vendor questions, and commissioning defects.
• Review junior engineers' work and provide clear technical direction.
• Mentor engineers in hardware design, field troubleshooting, customer communication, and technical decision making.
• Own design packages for DCS and PLC control system hardware.
• Produce and review UL 508A panel designs, including enclosure layouts, SCCR calculations, component selection, grounding, and labeling.
• Design and troubleshoot industrial networks (PROFIBUS DP/PA, PROFINET, Modbus TCP/RTU, Ethernet/IP, HART, FOUNDATION Fieldbus, DeviceNet, AS-i).
• Develop industrial network architectures, switch selections, ring topologies, and physical-layer diagnostic approaches.
• Specify field instrumentation (thermocouples, RTDs, pressure, flow, level, analytical devices).
• Review electrical CAD deliverables in AutoCAD Electrical, SolidWorks Electrical, EPLAN, or similar tools.
• Apply NFPA 70, UL 508A, UL 698A, IEC, ISA, and IEEE standards to real project designs.
• Lead engineering execution from design basis through turnover.
• Coordinate with panel fabrication subcontractors while retaining ownership of design, HFAT, commissioning support, and turnover package.
• Own technical decisions during design reviews, fabrication questions, hardware testing, commissioning, and closeout.
• Identify technical risk early and drive it to closure before it affects schedule, cost, or field execution.
• Support sales and project development for FEED studies, site walkdowns, scope definition, hours estimates, BOM generation, compliance tables, and proposal write-ups.
• Develop proposal content for major I&C opportunities with enough detail that scope, assumptions, exclusions, and technical basis are clear.
• Communicate with customers, vendors, subcontractors, project managers, and internal leadership on assigned work.
• Maintain billable utilization.

Skills

I&C engineering

Electrical engineering

Project leadership

Customer communication

Travel flexibility

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering (preferred)

Tools

AutoCAD Electrical

SolidWorks Electrical

EPLAN

Job description

Empowering our Partners to Advance the World.

NECI is an Emerson Impact Partner and provider of industrial automation and digital transformation solutions and services. We solve process, automation, and data integration challenges in therapeutics, energy, and manufacturing with a broad portfolio of product, project, and service capabilities. Our experienced team has a deep knowledge of people, process and systems and relentlessly seeks to drive the outcomes that empower our partners to advance the world. Join in our mission!

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NECI?is the leading Automation solutions provider transforming manufacturing,?lab operations, process development and process control across a range of process industries in Northeast.?NECI?relentlessly seeks to drive the outcomes that 'change the game' for our clients and is seeking team members to join in our mission.

Here's What You'll Get

• Highly competitive Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Flexible Spending or Health Savings Accounts
• Unlimited Vacation Time
• 10 Paid Holidays
• 12 Paid Weeks Birthing Parent Leave
• Pet Insurance
• Retirement Savings: 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership Plan
• Employee Referral Bonus
• Professional Development Reimbursement
• Company Paid STD, LTD, and Life Insurance

The Role

The NECI Senior I&C Engineer II role owns the largest and most complex I&C scopes in the portfolio with limited oversight. This role reports to the Manager, I&C Engineering and is expected to be a technical subject matter expert inside the team and in front of customers.

You will lead control system hardware design and field execution scopes and act as the escalation point for difficult technical problems. You will direct the technical work of other engineering staff assigned to your projects, even though this role does not have direct reports.

This is not a task execution role. You are responsible for technical outcomes, design quality, customer confidence, and the accuracy of the engineering basis used for proposals, estimates, bills of material, and project execution.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Authority and Leadership

• Serve as an internal and external technical authority for one or more core I&C technology areas.
• Lead the most complex control system hardware, panel, instrumentation, and industrial network scopes assigned to the team.
• Support definition of engineering standards, design approaches, calculation methods, and review expectations that are adopted by the broader I&C Engineering group.
• Act as the escalation point for difficult design issues, field problems, vendor questions, and commissioning defects.
• Review work prepared by my junior roles and provide clear technical direction.
• Mentor engineers in hardware design, field troubleshooting, customer communication, and technical decision making.

Design and Specification

• Own design packages for DCS and PLC control system hardware, including controllers, redundant remote I/O, communication interfaces, gateways, redundancy schemes, and power distribution.
• Produce and review UL 508A panel designs, including enclosure layouts, SCCR calculations, component selection, grounding, labeling, wiring, and compliance requirements.
• Design and troubleshoot industrial communication networks, including PROFIBUS DP/PA, PROFINET, Modbus TCP/RTU, Ethernet/IP, HART, Foundation Fieldbus, DeviceNet, and AS-i.
• Develop industrial network architectures, switch selections, ring topologies, and physical-layer diagnostic approaches.
• Specify field instrumentation, including thermocouples, RTDs, pressure, flow, level, and analytical devices.
• Use and review electrical CAD deliverables in AutoCAD Electrical, SolidWorks Electrical, EPLAN, or similar tools.
• Apply NFPA 70, UL 508A, UL 698A, IEC, ISA, and IEEE standards to real project designs.

Project Execution

• Lead engineering execution from design basis through turnover.
• Coordinate with panel fabrication subcontractors while retaining Stellix ownership of the design, HFAT, commissioning support, and turnover package.
• Own technical decisions during design reviews, fabrication questions, hardware testing, commissioning, and closeout.
• Identify technical risk early and drive it to closure before it affects schedule, cost, or field execution.

Customer and Commercial Support

• Support sales and project development for complex opportunities through FEED studies, site walkdowns, scope definition, hours estimates, BOM generation, compliance tables, and proposal write-ups.
• Develop proposal content for major I&C opportunities with enough detail that the scope, assumptions, exclusions, and technical basis are clear.
• Communicate directly with customers, vendors, subcontractors, project managers, and internal leadership on assigned work.
• Maintain billable utilization consistent with a senior engineering services role.

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related experience.
• 8+ years of I&C, controls, electrical, automation, or process instrumentation engineering experience.
• 2 to 4+ years in a senior, lead, or technical owner capacity.
• SME level knowledge in controls theory and advanced working knowledge of control system hardware, UL 508A panel design, instrumentation, and industrial networks.
• Proven ability to lead large, complex engineering scopes from early definition through turnover.
• Strong written and verbal communication with customers, vendors, and internal teams.
• Ability to travel 30 to 50%, primarily within New England.

Preferred

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Professional Engineer license or active path toward licensure.
• Deep experience in cGMP, validated, pharmaceutical, biopharma, or life sciences environments.
• Experience developing engineering standards, templates, design guides, or review methods used by other engineers.
• Strong background with HFAT, commissioning, troubleshooting, and project closeout.

Here's What You'll Get

• Highly competitive Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Flexible Spending or Health Savings Accounts
• Unlimited Vacation Time
• 10 Paid Holidays
• 12 Paid Weeks Birthing Parent Leave
• Pet Insurance
• Retirement Savings: 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership Plan
• Employee Referral Bonus
• Professional Development Reimbursement
• Company Paid STD, LTD, and Life Insurance

Compensation:

This position offers a base salary range of $120,000 to $155,000 based on experience and qualifications. The role is also eligible for a variable compensation plan.

Must be currently authorized to work in the United States.

Policy on Third-Party Unsolicited Resume Submissions:

Please note that any third-party unsolicited resume submissions will immediately become the property of Stellix. Stellix will not pay any fee to a submitting employment agency, person, or entity unless a signed agreement is established.

Please Note:

Stellix is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.